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Sir John Whittingdale vs David Burton-Sampson

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon
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Photograph of David Burton-Sampson
David Burton-Sampson
Lab Southend West and Leigh

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and David Burton-Sampson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 347 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 341 different votes 347 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
3 Aye 14 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
18 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
38 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
37 Aye 38 No
10 Aye 24 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
24 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
37 Aye 38 No
10 Aye 24 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
24 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
19 Aye 2 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

80.2%
8% above average
Rank 191 of 650
Participation
87.8%
15% above average
Rank 45 of 650
1,938
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
554
631 eligible divisions
929
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
288
52.0% of votes cast
1,009
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
266
48.0% of votes cast
12
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.5% of votes cast
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

86
-8.6 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 650
Appearances
69
-25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650
121
-43.8 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 650
Contributions
72
-92.8 vs Commons average
Rank 472 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£191,962
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8% above average
Latest expenses
£191,962
15% below average
9
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Brexit / EU
205 of 212 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Trade
85 of 94 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
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